Report: Michael Hastings feared his car had been tampered with
Report: Michael Hastings feared his car had been tampered with
War correspondent Michael Hastings, who died in a car crash in April, had reportedly become concerned that his car had been tampered with in the days leading up to his death, and asked friend Jordanna Thigpen to borrow hers, according to new profile in the LA Weekly.
From the report:
Helicopters often circle over the hills, but Hastings believed there were more of them around whenever he was at home, keeping an eye on him. He came to believe his Mercedes was being tampered with. “Nothing I could say could console him,” Thigpen says.
One night in June, he came to Thigpen’s apartment after midnight and urgently asked to borrow her Volvo. He said he was afraid to drive his own car. She declined, telling him her car was having mechanical problems.
“He was scared, and he wanted to leave town,” she says.
The next day, around 11:15 a.m., she got a call from her landlord, who told her Hastings had died early that morning. His car had crashed into a palm tree at 75 mph and exploded in a ball of fire.
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/21/report_michael_hastings_feared_his_car_had_been_tampered_with/singleton/
He was just paranoid, the US doesn't target journalist or whistle blowers....
The LA weekly article........http://www.laweekly.com/2013-08-22/news/michael-hastings-crash/
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